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Definition of Lanthionine
1. Noun. (amino acid) An analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom ¹
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Medical Definition of Lanthionine
1. S(CH2-CH(NH3)+-COO- )2; 3,3'-thiodialanine;an amino acid obtained from wood which resembles cystine but has only one sulfur atom in the molecule rather than two; i.e., a sulfide rather than a disulfide. (05 Mar 2000)